more of 4.75 starts
This appliance is almost perfect! I cooked a whole chicken in it. And it turned out delicious!
However the skin didn't brown and just slid off the bird. I had to broil it for a few minutes in the oven. If it was a turkey during the holidays, I don't think I would be able to do so. It is not easy to carry around a whole turkey and broil it, while there are pies and biscuits in the oven.
The part I liked the best about this roaster is the buffet feature! This was the main reason I bought it. All regular buffet servers are just warming trays with some very small and shallow pans and clear plastic lids. This roaster had deeper pans that they are very sturdy and made of good material. The lid is not plastic either, which is good. I had rice, beans and chicken in each of the pans and nothing got stuck or got burnt. I kept the roaster at under 200 degrees.
The roaster is very light and easy to carry or put away in the far corner when you are not using it. Overall, for the...
Good choice if you can use the buffet pans
I have had many electric roasters over the years. They are very handy for expanding your cooking capacity during holidays and also not using a big oven at other times. This is a fine roaster. It heats up quickly, after a few uses it seemed to be fairly accurate on temperature each time. The dimensions are nice. You get good depth especially with the lid on. I do believe it would actually fit most 18 lb turkeys.
On the down side this particular model does not have an indicator light for when your temperature has been reached, you need to guesstimate. Also one of the three buffet pans came shipped just slightly warped so it doesn't fit as securely as the other two. Clean up was fine. I almost always have a bit of a problem with getting food out from the roasting rack, but I think that is unavoidable. Overall seems to be well made, sized right, and the buffet servers add more verstility. Good way to have 2 ovens in a home when you need it.
OSTER BUFFET
This is what I needed for our camper, I can cook the whole meal in one unit and serve it!
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